Tamás Kenderesi
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| National team |  Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Bonyhád, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pécsi Sport Nonprofit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Imre Tari, András Hargitay[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamás Kenderesi (pronounced [ˈtɒmaːʃ ˈkɛndɛrɛʃi]; born 13 December 1996) is a Hungarian competitive swimmer who specializes in butterfly.[1] | birth_date = 13 December 1996[2]
Olympics and European Championships bronze medalist, and Youth Olympics gold medalist Hungarian swimmer.
He was born in Bonyhad, but his family is from Aparhant in Tolna county. His mother is a teacher, his father is a toolmaker/entrepreneur. Kenderesi is the oldest child with 3 younger brothers. He started swimming in Pecs under coach, Imre Tari. His current club is the Pecsi Sport Nonprofit.[3]
Kenderesi is studying at the University of Pecs with a major in coaching. After his swimming career ends he wants to be a swimming coach and be as successful as in swimming.[citation needed]
Career
In 2014 he won a gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly on the European Junior Swimming Championships, in Dordrecht.[4] Later in 2014, Kenderesi swam at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. He placed 7th in the 100 meter butterfly and he won the 200 meter butterfly.[5]
Kenderesi missed the 2015 World Aquatics Championships due to illness and he had to miss 3 months of practicing.[6] Later the same year he swam at the European Short Course Championships which took place in Netanya, Israel, where he got 35th in the 100 meter butterfly[7] and 9th in the 200 meter butterfly.[8]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he qualified in first place for the semifinals in the 200 m butterfly,[9] in which he qualified first for the final with a time of 1:53.96. He won the bronze medal with a time of 1:53.62.
In 2017 Kenderesi qualified for the 17th FINA World Championships, in Budapest where he placed 4th in the 200 meter butterfly.[10] In December 2017 he won a bronze medal at the European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark in the 200 meter butterfly.[11]
Awards
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References
- ^ a b "Tamas Kenderesi". FINA. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Tamas Kenderesi". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kft., New Wave Media Group. "Ki ez a fiú, aki megelőzte Cseh Lacit?". http://www.origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
{{cite news}}: External link in|work= - ^ MTI (11 July 2014). "Ifjúsági úszó Eb: öt magyar érem a második napon - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Ifjúsági olimpia - Újabb három magyar arany". NÉPSZAVA online (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "200 Fly Contender Tamas Kenderesi Out Of World Championships". Swimming World News. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (2 December 2015). "Rövid pályás úszó Eb: Hosszú Katinka világcsúcsa 400 vegyesen! - NS". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Öt egyéni és egy váltódöntős a rövidpályás úszó Eb-n" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Hungarian Duo of Tamas Kenderesi and Laszlo Cseh Top 200 Fly Prelims". Swimming World. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ nemzetisport.hu (26 July 2017). "Vizes vb: úszódöntők, július 26., szerda - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Rövidpályás úszó-Eb: Kenderesi Tamás bronzérmes 200 m pillangón". NLCafé (in Hungarian). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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- People from Tolna County
- Hungarian male swimmers
- Male butterfly swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Hungary
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
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